The refuge maintains several miles of trails for either hiking or biking. Major recreational activities include wildlife/wildland observation, photography, education, and sheer enjoyment of the outdoors. About half are paved while the rest are open...

The California Coastal Conservancy was awarded $1 million to help acquire and permanently protect a 63-acre property in Santa Barbara County, California. This project will also result in the restoration of approximately 13 acres of coastal wetlands...

Flame Skimmer may be our most conspicuous dragonfly – the one most likely to be seen and commented upon by the general public. It is large, bright orange-red, and males perch conspicuously over ponds and lakes. Flame Skimmer is a bright...

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge; New Jersey; Law enforcement; Resource management

GREAT SWAMP NWR LICENSE CHECK. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official checks a hunter's license at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. Hunting is permitted on more than half of the nation's national wildlife refuges.

This Bonin petrel was half buried in sand after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 15, FWS released an official...

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Montana: Endangered Species Grants
Help Keep “ Big Sky Country” Big
“ That’s one of the most productive bull trout streams
in the country,” said Fish and Wildlife Service
biologist Bob Lee of the headwaters of the Bull River
in...

The grounded freighter New Carissa is broken in half as smoke and fire continues to burn. Navy demolition experts set the fire to burn the fuel which caused the ship to break into two off the Oregon coast (near Coos Bay).

The grounded freighter New Carissa is broken in half as smoke and fire continues to burn. Navy demolition experts set the fire to burn the fuel which caused the ship to break into two off the Oregon coast (near Coos Bay).

The grounded freighter New Carissa is broken in half as smoke and fire continues to burn. Navy demolition experts set the fire to burn the fuel which caused the ship to break into two off the Oregon coast (near Coos Bay).

The grounded freighter New Carissa is broken in half as smoke and fire continues to burn. Navy demolition experts set the fire to burn the fuel which caused the ship to break into two off the Oregon coast (near Coos Bay).

The grounded freighter New Carissa is broken in half as smoke and fire continues to burn. Navy demolition experts set the fire to burn the fuel which caused the ship to break into two off the Oregon coast (near Coos Bay).